Article 64. Procedure of nominating candidates for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Nominating candidates for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall begin sixty-five days prior to election and end forty-five days prior to election.

The nomination of candidates for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be carried out by the supreme bodies of political parties.

The supreme body of a political party may nominate one candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

A political party may nominate a candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan only from among the members of its party or a non-party person. A Protocol shall be drawn up on the nomination of a candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The head of a political party shall submit an application to the Central Election Commission with a request to register the nominated candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The following documents shall be attached to the application:

the decision of the supreme body of the political party to nominate a candidate for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

protocol of the meeting of the highest body of a political party on the nomination of a candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which indicates the last name, first name, patronymic of the nominated candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, date of birth, profession, position (occupation), place of work and residence, party affiliation;

an application by the nominated candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on his/her consent to run;

signature sheets supporting the nominated candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Signature sheets submitted by a political party must contain at least one per cent of the total number of voters in the Republic of Uzbekistan. In this case, a political party may collect not more than eight percent of the total number of signatures in one administrative-territorial unit (the Republic of Karakalpakstan, region, Tashkent city).

Central Election Commission shall issue a certificate with the date and time of receipt of documents to the person submitting the documents.

Central Election Commission shall check the submitted documents within five days and make a conclusion on their conformity with the requirements of the present Code.

The Central Election Commission shall inform the heads of the respective political parties of the revealed discrepancies and deviations from the requirements of the present Code in the documents submitted for registration. The political party shall have the right to correct the revealed discrepancies and errors in the documents within two days and submit them to the Central Election Commission.